Bout of Books 18: Day 7 recap

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by Amanda @ On a Book Bender
and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal.
It is a week long read-a-thon that begins
12:01am Monday, January 2nd
and runs through Sunday, January 8th
in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure.
There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize,
but all of these are completely optional.For all Bout of Books 18 information and updates,
be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. From the Bout of Books team

Woohoo, I managed:

to read 52 pages more than my goal,

plus to listen to 4H43 minutes of audiobooks,

plus to post 2 reviews,

and this the week of long Nativity Eve and Day services, and company!!

Very happy.

So my average this week ended up being:

77.4 pages /day (my goal was 70) plus 40 mn of audiobooks/day

And I finished 4 books:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

WHAT I READ ON DAY 6:

NOTES:

Today my Church celebrated the Nativity, so it was really like a Sunday, which means I come back late from Church (so same schedule tomorrow), plus we had some company. Happy I still managed to read, and listen to 20 mn of audiobook, thanks to doing the dishes and preparing the evening meal! Any little thing counts, lol!

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my tweet hereIf You Like This, Try This
Since we all love recommending books, here’s your chance to share the love. Example: If you like paranormal romance with bloodthirsty vikings, try Shelly Laurenston’s Call of Crows series.
Make sure you use the hashtags #BoBIfYouLikeThis and #boutofbooks on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, so we can see your recs.

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my picture hereBook to Movie
Have a book you think would make an excellent movie? Now’s your chance to share it! Go as big or as simple as you want. Share fanart, casting choices, or just a book or series you think would be OUTSTANDING on the big screen. Use the hashtags #BoBBookToMovie and #boutofbooks to share your picks!

NOTES:

And I managed to write my review of The Great and the Good, scheduled for 1/6

The Screwtape Letters: OMG, the first pages feel like written a few weeks ago. So so relevant!

Death Comes for the Archbishop: why on earth was I thinking it was a play??!

WHAT I READ ON DAY 2:

The Shadow of the Cross, by Dmitry Yakhovsky = 5 pages – BOOK FINISHED

Audiobook = 0 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 2 = 115 pagesPAGES READ SO FAR = 218 /490

ALSO:

I did the challenge – see my picture here2017 in a Picture
Share your goals/plans/etc. for 2017 with your fellow #boutofbooks-ers. These could be book goals, life goals, or goals for ANYTHING you’re looking to tackle in 2017. Take a picture of the books you plan on reading this year! Share a vision board of what you’re trying to accomplish! Use the hashtags #BoB2017Goals and #boutofbooks and let us cheer you on!

NOTES:

The Shadow of the Cross is a graphic historical novel, with gorgeous illustrations. It has a total of 34 pages, but I only counted the ones with text, 5.

WHAT I READ ON DAY 1:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon = 86 pages

Highland Storm = 4 pages (4 read and 4 translated into French)

The Typikon Decoded = 14 pages

Audiobook = 0 mn

TOTAL PAGES IN DAY 1 = 103 pagesPAGES READ SO FAR = 103 /490

ALSO:

I did the challenge:Introduce Yourself #insixwordsIn case you have not seen it, come this way

I took part in the crazy chat. There were some new questions. I enjoyed the question about some 2017 goals we had not shared with anyone else before, and was amazed by the honesty of the participants. It was also sad to see that many people are struggling against depression. Book blogging is closer to my prayer life than you would imagine!

NOTES:

Considering I spent 1 hour in the chat, plus an extra 25 mn to go through Twitter notifications received during the chat, to follow other bloggers and share spreadsheets with them, I am super happy with this result of 103 pages for day 1!

My challenge is to read 490 pages (average of 70 pages/day).
According to my 2016 stats, I read an average of 68 pages per day throughout 2016, so I would like to challenge myself to do a tiny bit more that first week of 2017!
Not counting some time for audiobooks as well.

It’s going to be tough, as I actually celebrate the Nativity with my Church Friday night and Saturday – I’m Russian Orthodox, and we follow the Julian Calendar, so Christmas in on January 7.

What will I be reading from:

The Great and the Good, by Michel Déon – French literature in translation, for review – BOOK FINISHED AND REVIEWED

The World Between Two Covers, by Ann Morgan – nonfiction, for review – reading

thanks! When I signed up, I forgot this was going to be the week of my Christmas, so taking this into consideration, that was a great result. Thanks for your comment, which reminds me to write down next dates!!